Brotherhood of Iron 2.0

Training Bodybuilding
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[quote]josh86 wrote:
Hey DG good to see you stopping by the BOI. Definitely stick around, we could use more dedicated and experienced guys in here always.

Btw, lovin the new avatar pic. Looking great, legs look like they have improved a lot since your last show. As well as just having overall more size. Where/when is the show? If you recall I am very close to you, just over here in Orange.[/quote]

well I figured that this might be the place to avoid the bullshit. lol

I made that other post to stir the pot and I wanted to see if more people supported me or bashed me because that would give me the idea of the outlook of the thread you know? lol When I explain it later I’m sure evveeryybody will hate me because I made it a game but whatever. lmao… I just got tired of messages and stuff questioning me as to why I bodybuild like its not the common thing, like I should stop now before I hurt myself or something. lmao

My show is in culver city this saturday. I’m probably a little more pissy this week because I have 2 pumpkin pies just waiting for after the show and I’m somewhat lower carb right now. lol I’m hoping to come in at 220+ this saturday. I’m sitting at 225 right now and couldn’t be happier as I will cut water and be somewhat lighter. 225 is the cap on the heavyweight division so I definitely do not want to go over or my ass is kicked. lol

I’m in Brea, we should train sometime.

DG

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[quote]josh86 wrote:
Hey DG good to see you stopping by the BOI. Definitely stick around, we could use more dedicated and experienced guys in here always.

Btw, lovin the new avatar pic. Looking great, legs look like they have improved a lot since your last show. As well as just having overall more size. Where/when is the show? If you recall I am very close to you, just over here in Orange.[/quote]

What, so ol’ CC ain’t enough anymore? Pff.

That’s it josh, next time I’m gonna charge money for my advice.

;D

Anyway… I owe you an e-mail Gerdy.
I’ll get to work on that just now…

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[quote]josh86 wrote:
Hey DG good to see you stopping by the BOI. Definitely stick around, we could use more dedicated and experienced guys in here always.

Btw, lovin the new avatar pic. Looking great, legs look like they have improved a lot since your last show. As well as just having overall more size. Where/when is the show? If you recall I am very close to you, just over here in Orange.[/quote]

Agreed with this. Looking jacked DG.

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[quote]Dirty Gerdy wrote:

einz, vai, tri, fear, fumpf, sechs, seben, acht, nein, zane??? lol spelling is probably all screwed up but your not getting much more than that. LOL

My family came from Prussia around WWII.

DG[/quote]

Lol, not too bad (sound-wise, with some exceptions) :wink:

Unfortunately describing how to do a proper lat-spread has nothing to do with numbers… Unless you want me to describe it to you via binary code or something :wink:

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[quote]Dirty Gerdy wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Hey DG good to see you stopping by the BOI. Definitely stick around, we could use more dedicated and experienced guys in here always.

Btw, lovin the new avatar pic. Looking great, legs look like they have improved a lot since your last show. As well as just having overall more size. Where/when is the show? If you recall I am very close to you, just over here in Orange.

well I figured that this might be the place to avoid the bullshit. lol

I made that other post to stir the pot and I wanted to see if more people supported me or bashed me because that would give me the idea of the outlook of the thread you know? lol When I explain it later I’m sure evveeryybody will hate me because I made it a game but whatever. lmao… I just got tired of messages and stuff questioning me as to why I bodybuild like its not the common thing, like I should stop now before I hurt myself or something. lmao

My show is in culver city this saturday. I’m probably a little more pissy this week because I have 2 pumpkin pies just waiting for after the show and I’m somewhat lower carb right now. lol I’m hoping to come in at 220+ this saturday. I’m sitting at 225 right now and couldn’t be happier as I will cut water and be somewhat lighter. 225 is the cap on the heavyweight division so I definitely do not want to go over or my ass is kicked. lol

I’m in Brea, we should train sometime.

DG[/quote]

Yeah we should definitely train sometime, always open to training with someone bigger and more experienced than myself. I don’t know though… you might make me feel small and fat and that would either push me harder or just like make me cry or something. lol

Out of curiousity do you know your measurements? Chest, legs, arms, waist, etc? If you don’t want to make them public mind shooting me a PM?

I haven’t seen the competition but I think this may be the show where you get a non third place trophy man. :slight_smile:

Definitely stick around in the BOI, we never get any trolling or BS in here just a bunch of us that are dedicated and like minded posting training logs and talking shop. And some of the big boys (CC and Scott M) drop in with advice, CC has helped all of us a ton.

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[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Hey DG good to see you stopping by the BOI. Definitely stick around, we could use more dedicated and experienced guys in here always.

Btw, lovin the new avatar pic. Looking great, legs look like they have improved a lot since your last show. As well as just having overall more size. Where/when is the show? If you recall I am very close to you, just over here in Orange.

What, so ol’ CC ain’t enough anymore? Pff.

That’s it josh, next time I’m gonna charge money for my advice.

;D

[/quote]

Psssh I didn’t say that at all! I want to surround myself with as many like minded and more developed, more experienced people as I can. Surely you can understand that?

You know I love you C_C … No Homo!

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[quote]josh86 wrote:
Dirty Gerdy wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Hey DG good to see you stopping by the BOI. Definitely stick around, we could use more dedicated and experienced guys in here always.

Btw, lovin the new avatar pic. Looking great, legs look like they have improved a lot since your last show. As well as just having overall more size. Where/when is the show? If you recall I am very close to you, just over here in Orange.

well I figured that this might be the place to avoid the bullshit. lol

I made that other post to stir the pot and I wanted to see if more people supported me or bashed me because that would give me the idea of the outlook of the thread you know? lol When I explain it later I’m sure evveeryybody will hate me because I made it a game but whatever. lmao… I just got tired of messages and stuff questioning me as to why I bodybuild like its not the common thing, like I should stop now before I hurt myself or something. lmao

My show is in culver city this saturday. I’m probably a little more pissy this week because I have 2 pumpkin pies just waiting for after the show and I’m somewhat lower carb right now. lol I’m hoping to come in at 220+ this saturday. I’m sitting at 225 right now and couldn’t be happier as I will cut water and be somewhat lighter. 225 is the cap on the heavyweight division so I definitely do not want to go over or my ass is kicked. lol

I’m in Brea, we should train sometime.

DG

Yeah we should definitely train sometime, always open to training with someone bigger and more experienced than myself. I don’t know though… you might make me feel small and fat and that would either push me harder or just like make me cry or something. lol

Out of curiousity do you know your measurements? Chest, legs, arms, waist, etc? If you don’t want to make them public mind shooting me a PM?

I haven’t seen the competition but I think this may be the show where you get a non third place trophy man. :slight_smile:

Definitely stick around in the BOI, we never get any trolling or BS in here just a bunch of us that are dedicated and like minded posting training logs and talking shop. And some of the big boys (CC and Scott M) drop in with advice, CC has helped all of us a ton.

[/quote]

CC and Scott are cool cats in my book.

lol well I’m muscular and look bigger without clothes, but I’m not HYOOGE…yet :stuck_out_tongue: lol So I don’t think I’ll make you feel small/fat, etc.

Well so far it’s three 2nd place trophies and I’m hoping to change that, I’m feeling great and think I’m looking great as well, all things seem to be going my way so far knock on wood lol

Here are some measurments and they were taken around the times of those pics so this is me in contest shape.

6’ 225lbs
waist: 31-32
arms: 17.5 cold over 18 pumped
legs: idk
chest: 51-52 I believe (this was with a metal tape tho so who knows. lol) over 50 for sure.
calves: maybe 15 (still tiny) but they are carved out right now.

I’m definitely leaner than in my pics here…those were from about 10 days ago…I’m getting seperation in my quads…

overall like I said…feeling pretty good.

Hams,Calves, arms (tri) are my weak points, but just over all mass and filling out is the main objective now. I’m taking at least one full year off to bulk next year unless something spectacular happens and I qualify for nationals or something on saturday ;D (unlikely but we can dream right?!?!) lol

I’ll stick around and learn a thing or too and I’m always glad to offer my .02 when and where I can.

DG

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[quote]Dirty Gerdy wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Hey DG good to see you stopping by the BOI. Definitely stick around, we could use more dedicated and experienced guys in here always.

Btw, lovin the new avatar pic. Looking great, legs look like they have improved a lot since your last show. As well as just having overall more size. Where/when is the show? If you recall I am very close to you, just over here in Orange.

well I figured that this might be the place to avoid the bullshit. lol

I made that other post to stir the pot and I wanted to see if more people supported me or bashed me because that would give me the idea of the outlook of the thread you know? lol When I explain it later I’m sure evveeryybody will hate me because I made it a game but whatever. lmao… I just got tired of messages and stuff questioning me as to why I bodybuild like its not the common thing, like I should stop now before I hurt myself or something. lmao

My show is in culver city this saturday. I’m probably a little more pissy this week because I have 2 pumpkin pies just waiting for after the show and I’m somewhat lower carb right now. lol I’m hoping to come in at 220+ this saturday. I’m sitting at 225 right now and couldn’t be happier as I will cut water and be somewhat lighter. 225 is the cap on the heavyweight division so I definitely do not want to go over or my ass is kicked. lol

I’m in Brea, we should train sometime.

DG[/quote]

I’ve been gone for a couple of weeks so I’m out of the loop. But you were getting bashed on a bodybuilding website for, gasps BODYBUILDING? Seriously?

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[quote]josh86 wrote:

You know I love you C_C … No Homo!

[/quote]

What? With the kind of Girlfriend you have you still got enough love left for other people?

What the hell is wrong with you ?

:slight_smile:

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[quote]dre wrote:
Dirty Gerdy wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Hey DG good to see you stopping by the BOI. Definitely stick around, we could use more dedicated and experienced guys in here always.

Btw, lovin the new avatar pic. Looking great, legs look like they have improved a lot since your last show. As well as just having overall more size. Where/when is the show? If you recall I am very close to you, just over here in Orange.

well I figured that this might be the place to avoid the bullshit. lol

I made that other post to stir the pot and I wanted to see if more people supported me or bashed me because that would give me the idea of the outlook of the thread you know? lol When I explain it later I’m sure evveeryybody will hate me because I made it a game but whatever. lmao… I just got tired of messages and stuff questioning me as to why I bodybuild like its not the common thing, like I should stop now before I hurt myself or something. lmao

My show is in culver city this saturday. I’m probably a little more pissy this week because I have 2 pumpkin pies just waiting for after the show and I’m somewhat lower carb right now. lol I’m hoping to come in at 220+ this saturday. I’m sitting at 225 right now and couldn’t be happier as I will cut water and be somewhat lighter. 225 is the cap on the heavyweight division so I definitely do not want to go over or my ass is kicked. lol

I’m in Brea, we should train sometime.

DG

I’ve been gone for a couple of weeks so I’m out of the loop. But you were getting bashed on a bodybuilding website for, gasps BODYBUILDING? Seriously?[/quote]

yea go figure right. lol

then I posted a thread that said I wouldn’t post in this forum anymore…kind of just to stir the pot…that went over greeattt. lol :stuck_out_tongue:

DG

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[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
josh86 wrote:

You know I love you C_C … No Homo!

What? With the kind of Girlfriend you have you still got enough love left for other people?

What the hell is wrong with you ?

:slight_smile:

[/quote]

Lol man, I think you misunderstood…its a very very different kind of love. That “special love” is reserved entirely for her, definitely not any of that left to spread around my friend. :wink:

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[quote]Dirty Gerdy wrote:
dre wrote:
Dirty Gerdy wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Hey DG good to see you stopping by the BOI. Definitely stick around, we could use more dedicated and experienced guys in here always.

Btw, lovin the new avatar pic. Looking great, legs look like they have improved a lot since your last show. As well as just having overall more size. Where/when is the show? If you recall I am very close to you, just over here in Orange.

well I figured that this might be the place to avoid the bullshit. lol

I made that other post to stir the pot and I wanted to see if more people supported me or bashed me because that would give me the idea of the outlook of the thread you know? lol When I explain it later I’m sure evveeryybody will hate me because I made it a game but whatever. lmao… I just got tired of messages and stuff questioning me as to why I bodybuild like its not the common thing, like I should stop now before I hurt myself or something. lmao

My show is in culver city this saturday. I’m probably a little more pissy this week because I have 2 pumpkin pies just waiting for after the show and I’m somewhat lower carb right now. lol I’m hoping to come in at 220+ this saturday. I’m sitting at 225 right now and couldn’t be happier as I will cut water and be somewhat lighter. 225 is the cap on the heavyweight division so I definitely do not want to go over or my ass is kicked. lol

I’m in Brea, we should train sometime.

DG

I’ve been gone for a couple of weeks so I’m out of the loop. But you were getting bashed on a bodybuilding website for, gasps BODYBUILDING? Seriously?

yea go figure right. lol

then I posted a thread that said I wouldn’t post in this forum anymore…kind of just to stir the pot…that went over greeattt. lol :stuck_out_tongue:

DG[/quote]

Was that here in the BOI or in T-Cell Alpha?

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[quote]dre wrote:
Dirty Gerdy wrote:
dre wrote:
Dirty Gerdy wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Hey DG good to see you stopping by the BOI. Definitely stick around, we could use more dedicated and experienced guys in here always.

Btw, lovin the new avatar pic. Looking great, legs look like they have improved a lot since your last show. As well as just having overall more size. Where/when is the show? If you recall I am very close to you, just over here in Orange.

well I figured that this might be the place to avoid the bullshit. lol

I made that other post to stir the pot and I wanted to see if more people supported me or bashed me because that would give me the idea of the outlook of the thread you know? lol When I explain it later I’m sure evveeryybody will hate me because I made it a game but whatever. lmao… I just got tired of messages and stuff questioning me as to why I bodybuild like its not the common thing, like I should stop now before I hurt myself or something. lmao

My show is in culver city this saturday. I’m probably a little more pissy this week because I have 2 pumpkin pies just waiting for after the show and I’m somewhat lower carb right now. lol I’m hoping to come in at 220+ this saturday. I’m sitting at 225 right now and couldn’t be happier as I will cut water and be somewhat lighter. 225 is the cap on the heavyweight division so I definitely do not want to go over or my ass is kicked. lol

I’m in Brea, we should train sometime.

DG

I’ve been gone for a couple of weeks so I’m out of the loop. But you were getting bashed on a bodybuilding website for, gasps BODYBUILDING? Seriously?

yea go figure right. lol

then I posted a thread that said I wouldn’t post in this forum anymore…kind of just to stir the pot…that went over greeattt. lol :stuck_out_tongue:

DG

Was that here in the BOI or in T-Cell Alpha?[/quote]

it was just in the bodybuilding forum…I think its still on the first page. I just posted it yesterday. lol

DG

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[quote]josh86 wrote:
Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
josh86 wrote:

You know I love you C_C … No Homo!

What? With the kind of Girlfriend you have you still got enough love left for other people?

What the hell is wrong with you ?

:slight_smile:

Lol man, I think you misunderstood…its a very very different kind of love. That “special love” is reserved entirely for her, definitely not any of that left to spread around my friend. :wink:
[/quote]

Good, I was kind of afraid that you would kiss me if we ever met.

:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Ok, commercial’s over, back to the BOI now :slight_smile:

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[quote]Dirty Gerdy wrote:
dre wrote:
Dirty Gerdy wrote:
dre wrote:
Dirty Gerdy wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Hey DG good to see you stopping by the BOI. Definitely stick around, we could use more dedicated and experienced guys in here always.

Btw, lovin the new avatar pic. Looking great, legs look like they have improved a lot since your last show. As well as just having overall more size. Where/when is the show? If you recall I am very close to you, just over here in Orange.

well I figured that this might be the place to avoid the bullshit. lol

I made that other post to stir the pot and I wanted to see if more people supported me or bashed me because that would give me the idea of the outlook of the thread you know? lol When I explain it later I’m sure evveeryybody will hate me because I made it a game but whatever. lmao… I just got tired of messages and stuff questioning me as to why I bodybuild like its not the common thing, like I should stop now before I hurt myself or something. lmao

My show is in culver city this saturday. I’m probably a little more pissy this week because I have 2 pumpkin pies just waiting for after the show and I’m somewhat lower carb right now. lol I’m hoping to come in at 220+ this saturday. I’m sitting at 225 right now and couldn’t be happier as I will cut water and be somewhat lighter. 225 is the cap on the heavyweight division so I definitely do not want to go over or my ass is kicked. lol

I’m in Brea, we should train sometime.

DG

I’ve been gone for a couple of weeks so I’m out of the loop. But you were getting bashed on a bodybuilding website for, gasps BODYBUILDING? Seriously?

yea go figure right. lol

then I posted a thread that said I wouldn’t post in this forum anymore…kind of just to stir the pot…that went over greeattt. lol :stuck_out_tongue:

DG

Was that here in the BOI or in T-Cell Alpha?

it was just in the bodybuilding forum…I think its still on the first page. I just posted it yesterday. lol

DG[/quote]

Yeah, I see that now. Maybe I should have just looked instead of asking stupid questions. lol

“I was just checking the specs on the endline for the rotary gerder… I’m retarded.”

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[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
josh86 wrote:

You know I love you C_C … No Homo!

What? With the kind of Girlfriend you have you still got enough love left for other people?

What the hell is wrong with you ?

:slight_smile:

Lol man, I think you misunderstood…its a very very different kind of love. That “special love” is reserved entirely for her, definitely not any of that left to spread around my friend. :wink:

Damn, I was kind of hoping that you would kiss me if we ever met.

:frowning:

Ok, commercial’s over, back to the BOI now :)[/quote]

Would you two get a room? Damn.

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Todays workout:

Leg press
2 warmup sets
530lb x 8 (not deep enough)
405lb x 10
300lb x 11+4 (7-8 sec rest-pause)

DB small incline bench
warmup
53lb x 15 (easy on my shoulder
53lb x 15 (it’s still a little
53lb x 15 (weak…)

DB sitting shoulder press
warmup
45lb x 8 (same as above)
45lb x 8
45lb x 8

Cable cross
38lb x 15
46lb x 9
46lb x 8 + 22lb x 7
46lb x 7 + 22lb x 9

Leg extensions (sucky, I know…)
65lb x 10
95lb x 10
98lb x 7
65lb x 17

DB lateral raises
18lb x 12
18lb x 12
18lb x 11

Leg press calf raises
Don’t really remember the weights used.
Between 300lb with good stretches DC-style, and 500lb for 20 reps. 4 sets.

Single arm DB tricep extensions
Don’t remember weights here either (gotta get a log book), started to get tired.

I’ve fallen in love with leg press, what a nice exercise. I’ve got long femurs I believe, so I’ve not made progress in squats in a eternity. Could be a form problem, but I’ve had several powerlifters look at my technique and say it’s nice.
At least it’s good to see my legs growing rapidly when I switched to leg press :slight_smile:

Btw, if anyone got comments or suggestions for my training routine I’ll welcome them warmly, either here or on PM. Ain’t big enough yet (as even Coleman says), but at least I’m more dedicated than a lot of the people I see more and more people get pissed at in here.

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Today’s Leg day turned into just quads:

Squat
135 x8
225 x8
275 x5
285 x3
295 x3
315 x2* PR!

RDL
warmup @ 135 was fine
225 x10 was rough on the lower back
315 x5+5 - My lower back was fried - decided to wait and do hams on Friday so my back can rest a bit

Leg Press
2PPS x12
4PPS x10
5PPS x6

Leg Ext. w/ 2sec pause @ top
“9” x12
“10” x10
“11” x11

10 minutes on treadmill (3.5 incline @ 4.0mph)

Notes: I could barely stay vertical on the treadmill for the first 2 minutes, but the legs loosened up and I was just able to climb the 10 steps out of the gym. The 2 sec pauses at the top of the leg extensions were brutally painful (in a good way) ;D

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Ok I lifted with my schools football team, showed em how to do it!

Bench
145x12
175x10
180x8

Deadlift (I did these conventional since it’s been about a year from doing these heavy)
185x10
225x10
315x5

My lower back hasn’t been this sore EVER!
I know why i stopped going heavy on conventional DL’s now lol.

I wasn’t one of the biggest guys in there at all, but I looked around and no one besides me and the guy I was lifting with put more then 135 on the bar for deadlifts. If the coaches want to make their athletes stronger they shouldn’t make them deadlift for sets of 10!

Anyways, it was an interesting experience.
I’m going to go ice now!

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Good god I checked the thread this morning and now it’s blown up, good god. I’ll go back and read everything more thoroughly later. Gerdy, thanks for stoppin by man, enjoy your stay! :slight_smile:

Anyways, hit back today. I’m going to either have to invest in a good lifting belt or find a new exercise instead of bent-over rows after rack pulls…

Wednesday - Back

Rack chins

bw x 10
bw x 10
30lbs x 10
70lbs x 14 + 7 + 4 (25RP)

Lat pulldowns (I couldn’t fit anything heavier than a 35lbs DB on top of the stack… so I did them a little stricter today)

150lbs x 10
188lbs x 10
235lbs x 14 + 8 + 6 (28RP)

Rack pulls (did my warmup sets with a complete stop and reset between reps… I think it put unnecessary strain on my lower back… nevertheless, I think I like touch-and-go better for now)

315lbs x 10
405lbs x 8
515lbs x 10 (had to stop a few times to readjust straps as my calluses on my hands were tearing and hurt like motherfuckers)

Bent-over rows

225lbs x 6 (was straining my lower back too much, so opted out of these today)

Seated cable rows

10plates x 12
13plates x 12
16plates x 18

Seated calves.

Went pretty well. Finally got my training partner to not be a pussy and start doing rackpulls. got up to 315.

I’ll take some pictures soon/this weekend to mark what I look like at the “start” of my diet (boos from the audience). I’m a poser! :-p